I’ve been up to my neck in interviews, transcriptions and deadlines lately, so I decided that it was time to take a break from the freelance grind. Earlier this month my husband and I got together with a few other couples to attend the D’Alfanso-Curran December wine release party in Lompoc, Calif. We enjoyed…

Layoffs can be tough…and I’m living proof. During the Great Recession I was laid off more times than I care to recall. In this MediaBistro article I spoke to the experts about how jobseekers who’ve been laid off multiple times can get back on their feet.

The Great Recession took me for the rollercoaster ride of my life. One minute I had a job, the next minute I didn’t. Then a year or two later I would find work again, only to end up filing for unemployment yet again. This pattern continued for years. Here’s the story from FastCompany.com about how…

I love writing articles about all of the weird, wonderful and perfectly mundane things that have happened to me in my life. And one of the weirdest was when I decided to wear a fake engagement ring to a job interview. Why would I go to the trouble to trying to look like a married…

Welcome to my first blog post! This blog will be dedicated to all things related to my passions: CAREER, HEALTH, FOOD, and RELATIONSHIPS. I’ve been a professional writer for 10+ years and I never run out of things to say about subjects that I find truly fascinating. Feel free to check in frequently, and drop…